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as in inaugurations
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
the formal induction will be tomorrow, but the college president has already started work
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as in deductions
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning
the urbanologist's controversial induction that a thriving bohemian community is vital to a city's economic health
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Recent Examples of inductions
Bailey was honored with a pair of inductions during his coaching career, reaching the Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame in his native Missouri and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.
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Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Trump, who has voiced contempt for both Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, has not yet commented on the inductions.
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Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2026
Past inductions have sometimes but not always included musical collaborations between inductor and inductee — depending, oftentimes, on whether the person doing the honors is a singer or from some other walk of entertainment.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 May 2026
At 84, his distinctively sweet tenor — which earned him separate inductions to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with The Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nash — remains sublime.
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Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
The Wu-Tang Clan and Vandross nabbed their inductions the first year they were nominated.
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Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
14 Apr. 2026
The other nine members of the inaugural class earned automatic inductions as the nine former players who have had their jersey numbers retired by the team.
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Jori Parys,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
In general, the voting body is fine with metal but doesn’t love it enough to give obvious inductions for artists who are enormously important.
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Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
The teams conducted detailed risk assessments, completed local inductions, and implemented safety measures while using a Flyability Elios 3 drone.
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Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Trump, who has voiced contempt for both Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, has not yet commented on the inductions.
—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2026
Past inductions have sometimes but not always included musical collaborations between inductor and inductee — depending, oftentimes, on whether the person doing the honors is a singer or from some other walk of entertainment.
—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 May 2026
At 84, his distinctively sweet tenor — which earned him separate inductions to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with The Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nash — remains sublime.
—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
The Wu-Tang Clan and Vandross nabbed their inductions the first year they were nominated.
—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
14 Apr. 2026
The other nine members of the inaugural class earned automatic inductions as the nine former players who have had their jersey numbers retired by the team.
—
Jori Parys,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
In general, the voting body is fine with metal but doesn’t love it enough to give obvious inductions for artists who are enormously important.
—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
The teams conducted detailed risk assessments, completed local inductions, and implemented safety measures while using a Flyability Elios 3 drone.
—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inductions
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Such designations are typically invoked for major events like presidential inaugurations or summits of world leaders and trigger a massive federal security response.
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For the first time, the annual 4th of July fireworks display on the National Mall will be designated a National Special Security Event, with security levels on par with presidential inaugurations.
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Also, taxpayers in the top 37% income tax bracket don’t receive the full benefit of their deductions.
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The couple might also be able to reduce his tax exposure through deductions and expenses.
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Van Dijk and her fellow travelers even brought their own swag to give out and said inaugurals feel like a bonding experience for everyone on the flight.
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Traders had to guess whether the Fed had modified the FFR based on inferences drawn from prices in the bond market.
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This requires dealing with contradictory sources, making inferences, performing many web searches, and more, but neither model had any trouble with any of it.
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Cerebras Systems – The artificial intelligence chipmaker saw shares rocket 20% after a slate of bullish initiations from Wall Street firms.
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But some like the Kimbell’s have eyes and other piercings cut into them and used likely as part of initiations or the end of a ritual.
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Third, confirm that worksite assumptions and wage-level determinations are defensible under the new rule, especially for remote or multi-location roles.
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The approach uses the aspherical electron densities computed using quantum mechanics to arrive at accurate determinations of atomic positions.
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Additional findings could change investigators' conclusions.
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Such conclusions require objective medical and forensic evidence.
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Nevertheless, their family and the Fernandezes are left with the permanent consequences of that day.
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Two wars in as many years with Israel — both launched on other’s behalf but with outsized consequences borne here — have resulted in thousands of dead, a million-plus displacement crisis and the leveling and occupation of wide swaths of the country.
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“Inductions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inductions. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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